Disposable Cleaning Utensils Capable of Being Incorporated into Boxes and Containers and Methods of Creating Disposable Cleaning Utensils

ABSTRACT

Disposable clean up utensils that can be incorporated into a box or other container, comprised of an apparatus, an incised and scored blank, from which clean up utensils, such as a combination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan, a paddle and a scraper, may be formed by separating them from the apparatus, said apparatus comprising a flat sheet of bendable material comprising a combination bristle brush and paddle comprising a plurality of angled incised bristle lines; a scraper; a paddle; a dustpan comprising a dustpan handle fold line; an intersect at the rear of the dustpan; a right back score and fold mark; a left back score and fold mark; a dustpan handle fold line; a plurality of rear pan inclines; a plurality of sidewall score and fold marks; a pan-to-floor interface; an incised line bounding dustpan; and a bristle brush score and fold mark.

CLAIM OF PRIORITY

This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application No. 62/525,230, filed Jun. 27, 2017.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a top plan of an embodiment, in one form, of a flat blank thatcan be used to form a bristle brush, a paddle, a dustpan and twoscrapers.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a top plan of an embodiment, in one form,of a flat blank that can be used to form a bristle brush, a paddle, adustpan and two scrapers.

FIG. 3 is a top plan of an embodiment, in one form, of a dustpan thathas been detached from a flat blank, but not yet formed.

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of an embodiment, in one form, of adustpan that has been detached from a flat blank and that has beenformed.

FIG. 5 is a top plan of an embodiment, in one form, of a bristle brushthat has been detached from a flat blank.

FIG. 6 is a top plan of an embodiment, in one form, of a bristle brushthat has been detached from a flat blank.

FIG. 7 is a top plan of an embodiment, in one form, of a bristle brushthat has been detached from a flat blank, but not yet formed.

FIG. 8 is a top plan of an embodiment, in one form, of a bristle brushthat has been detached from a flat blank and that has been formed.

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of an embodiment, in one form, of a dustpanthat has been detached from a flat blank, but not yet formed.

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view of an embodiment, in one form, of adustpan that has been detached from a flat blank that is in the processof being formed by a hand grasping a handle and squeezing the two halvesof the handle together.

FIG. 11 is a left lower perspective view of an embodiment, in one form,of a dustpan that has been detached from a flat blank and which has beenformed by a hand grasping a handle and squeezing the two halves of thehandle together.

FIG. 12 is a left elevational view of an embodiment, in one form, of adustpan that has been detached from a flat blank and which has beenformed by a hand grasping a handle and squeezing the two halves of thehandle together.

FIG. 13 is an upper left perspective view of an embodiment, in one form,of a brush with bristles being used to sweep debris into a dustpan, bothof which have been detached and formed from a flat blank.

FIG. 14 is a front upper right perspective view of an embodiment, in oneform, of a box incorporating a flat blank that can be used to form abristle brush, a paddle, a scraper and a dustpan.

FIG. 15 is a front upper left perspective view of an embodiment, in oneform, of a box incorporating a flat blank that can be used to form abristle brush, a paddle, a scraper and a dustpan.

FIG. 16 is a top plan of an embodiment, in one form, of a flat blankthat can be used to form a bristle brush with handle, a paddle and adustpan.

FIG. 17 is a top plan of an embodiment, in one form, of a bristle brushwith handle formed from a flat blank that can be used to form a bristlebrush with handle, a paddle and a dustpan.

FIG. 18 is a right upper perspective view of an embodiment, in one form,of a dustpan formed from a flat blank that can be used to form a bristlebrush with handle, a paddle and a dustpan.

FIG. 19 is a top plan of an embodiment, in one form, of a flat blankthat can be used to form a combination bristle brush and paddle, adustpan and a paddle.

FIG. 20 is an exploded view of a top plan of an embodiment, in one form,of a flat blank that can be used to form a combination bristle brush andpaddle, a dustpan and a paddle.

FIG. 21 is an upper left front perspective view of an embodiment, in oneform, of a dustpan formed from a flat blank that can be used to form acombination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan and a paddle.

FIG. 22 is an upper left front perspective view of an embodiment, in oneform, of a scraper formed from a flat blank that can be used to form acombination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan and a paddle.

FIG. 23 is an upper left front perspective view of an embodiment, in oneform, of a combination bristle brush and paddle formed from a flat blankthat can be used to form a combination bristle brush and paddle, adustpan and a paddle.

FIG. 24 is a front left perspective view of an embodiment, in one form,of a paddle formed from a flat blank that can be used to form acombination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan and a paddle.

FIG. 25 is a top plan view of an embodiment, in one form, of a dustpanformed from a flat blank that can be used to form a combination bristlebrush and paddle, a dustpan and a paddle.

FIG. 26 is a lower right perspective view of an embodiment, in one form,of a dustpan formed from a flat blank that can be used to form acombination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan and a paddle.

FIG. 27 is a left elevational view of an embodiment, in one form, of adustpan formed from a flat blank that can be used to form a combinationbristle brush and paddle, a dustpan and a paddle.

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view of an embodiment, in one form, of adustpan formed from a flat blank that can be used to form a combinationbristle brush and paddle, a dustpan and a paddle.

FIG. 29 is a front upper right perspective view of an embodiment, in oneform, of a box incorporating a flat blank that can be used to form acombination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan and a paddle.

FIG. 30 is a front upper right perspective view of an embodiment, in oneform, of a box incorporating a flat blank that can be used to form acombination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan and a paddle.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The disclosed embodiments and methods pertain both to disposable brusheswith bristles, paddles and dustpans and methods for creating same fromflat materials and to boxes, containers and other items into whichdisposable brushes with bristles, paddles and dustpans are incorporated.

The disclosed embodiments and the methods associated therewith haveapplicability to any area of industrial or residential cleaning. Theyare particularly applicable to situations involving biological, chemicalor nuclear waste in which any clean up tools used are likely to becomeseverely contaminated. They are also applicable to any situation whereit would be convenient, desirable or cost effective to dispose of theclean up tools along with the waste that they were used to clean up.

Although the embodiments disclosed in the figures use cardboard, anybendable material could be used that can be incised, scored and foldedand whose stiffness is approximately equivalent to or greater than thatof cardboard, including, but not limited to corrugated fiberboard,paper, nylon, plastic, foil, aluminum or other metals, paperboard, woodveneer, palm fronds, leaves, composable paperboard or other compositematerial without departing from the disclosures contained in and claimedby this application.

This application discloses three embodiments of flat blanks that can beused to create brushes with bristles, paddles and dustpans. Additionallythis application discloses exemplary embodiments showing how theembodiments of the blanks disclosed can be incorporated into boxes,containers or other items.

Each of the disclosed and claimed embodiments may be used to clean updebris. In this regard, it is to be understood that the word debris isused in its broadest possible meaning and includes not only dry solids,dust and other dry particles, but also semi-solid and liquid waste ofall types including, but not limited to, excrement, vomit, deadorganisms, blood, urine, bodily fluids and biological, chemical ornuclear waste.

First Exemplary Embodiment

An embodiment is disclosed which allows for the creation of a disposablebristle brush, a dustpan, a paddle and two scrapers out of a flat sheetof bendable material. This is depicted in FIG. 1, which shows a detailedview of a pattern of incised lines and score and fold marks on a sheetof bendable material which can be used to create an embodiment, in oneform, of a disposable bristle brush, a dustpan, a paddle and twoscrapers. All proportions shown on FIG. 1 are merely illustrative of oneparticular embodiment of the disclosure; it is to be understood thatother embodiments of the disclosure could be created using differentproportions without departing from the device and method being claimedin this application.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of FIG. 1 and illustrates how the embodimentdisclosed in FIG. 1 can be disassembled along the disclosed pattern ofincised lines in order to create a Bristle Brush (20), a Dustpan (18), aPaddle (15), a First Scraper (3) and a Second Scraper (7).

Each of these may be disassembled from the flat sheet of bendablematerial by the following method, the first three steps of which can beexecuted in any order and the last two steps of which can be executed inany order. First, the First Scraper can be separated from the sheet ofbendable material which it is a part of by bending the First Scraperback and forth along an incised line bounding a first scraper portion(17), until the First Scraper breaks off. Second, the Paddle (15), canbe separated from the sheet of bendable material which it is a part ofby bending the Paddle back and forth along the incised line boundingdustpan (12), until the Paddle breaks off. Third, the Bristle Brush andthe Second Scraper can be separated from the sheet of bendable materialwhich they are a part of by bending them back and forth along theincised line bounding the dustpan (12), until they break off. Fourth,the Bristle Brush and the Second Scraper can be separated from eachother by bending them back and forth along the portion of the incisedline bounding the dustpan (12), that extends between the Bristle Brush(20), and the Second Scraper (7).

Fifth, the dustpan can be formed in the manner shown in FIG. 9 bygrasping near the mid-handle incised line [(4) in FIG. 2] with a handand squeezing as shown in FIG. 10, thus causing the portion of theDustpan being grasped to bend downward bilaterally along the dustpanhandle fold line (13), and causing a portion of the bendable material tobend upward along the right back score and fold mark (6), and along theleft back score and fold mark (9), the bendable material to benddownward bilaterally along the rear spine score and fold mark (14), anddownward from the intersect at mid-pan (10), along a plurality ofsidewall score and fold marks (8), thereby forming a three dimensionaldustpan from the flat bendable material.

The various incised lines and score and fold marks pertaining to thedustpan portion of the flat bendable material are further depicted inFIG. 3 and a formed Dustpan, in one form, is depicted in FIG. 4.

FIG. 5 depicts a Bristle Brush which has been detached from the flatbendable material and FIG. 6 depicts the same Bristle Brush in anoptional form where the top portion has been bent downward across theangled brush score and fold mark (2), in order to create a more rigidsurface for grasping the Bristle Brush. Thus, the Bristle Brush in theconfiguration depicted in FIG. 5 can be grasped in the manner depictedin FIG. 7 or the Bristle Brush in the optional form depicted in FIG. 6can be grasped in the manner depicted in FIG. 8.

The Dustpan depicted in FIG. 10, which is also shown from a left lowerperspective in FIG. 11, and from a left elevational view in FIG. 12, canbe used in conjunction with the Bristle Brush as depicted in FIG. 13, tosweep up debris (130). The Bristle Brush (20), Dustpan (18), Paddle(15), First Scraper (3) and Second Scraper (7), or any of them, caneither be kept for future use or may be disposed of, as desired.

Incorporation of the First Exemplary Embodiment into Boxes, Containersand Other Items

The first disclosed embodiment and the Bristle Brush, Dustpan, Paddle,First Scraper and Second Scraper that can be created therefrom can beincorporated into a box, a container or other item. This is illustratedby FIG. 14 in which the flat blank of FIGS. 1 and 2 has beenincorporated into the side of a box, from which a flat blank can bepunched out and from which the Bristle Brush, Dustpan, Paddle, FirstScraper and Second Scraper of the first disclosed embodiment can then becreated according to the method disclosed above under the discussion ofthe First Embodiment.

Second Exemplary Embodiment

An embodiment is disclosed which allows for the creation of a disposablebristle brush with handle, a dustpan and a paddle out of a flat sheet ofbendable material. This is depicted in FIG. 16, which shows a detailedview of a pattern of incised lines and score and fold marks on a sheetof bendable material which can be used to create an embodiment, in oneform, of a disposable bristle brush with handle, a dustpan and a paddle.All proportions shown on FIG. 16 are merely illustrative of oneparticular embodiment of the disclosure; it is to be understood thatother embodiments of the disclosure could be created using differentproportions without departing from the device and method being claimedin this application.

FIG. 16 shows that an incised line bounding dustpan (172), separates aBristle Brush with Handle (180), a Dustpan (178) and a Paddle (175).Each of these may be disassembled from the flat sheet of bendablematerial by the following method, the first two steps of which can beexecuted in any order. First, the Paddle and the Dustpan are bent backand forth along the portion of the incised line bounding dustpan (172),separating them until the Paddle breaks away from the flat sheet ofbendable material. Second, the Bristle Brush with Handle and the Dustpanare bent back and forth along the portion of the incised line boundingdustpan (172), separating them until they break apart from one another.

Third, the Dustpan (178), depicted in FIG. 18 is formed by squeezingtogether on the Dustpan on the periphery of what was the incised linebounding dustpan (172), bilaterally along a dustpan handle fold line(173), thereby causing the score and fold marks on the Dustpan to bendin a way that creates an intersect at the rear of the dustpan (165).

The Bristle Brush with Handle of FIG. 17 contains a plurality of incisedbristle lines (161), which separate strips of the bendable material intoindividual bristles. This can be more useful in certain circumstances insweeping debris into the Dustpan of FIG. 18 than using a Paddle. On theother hand, in certain circumstances, using the Paddle [(175) in FIG.16] may prove more effective in causing debris to be pushed into theDustpan. The Bristle Brush with Handle, Dustpan and Paddle, or any ofthem, can either be kept for future use or may be disposed of, asdesired.

Incorporation of the Second Exemplary Embodiment into Boxes, Containersand Other Items

The second disclosed embodiment and the Bristle Brush with Handle,Dustpan and

Paddle that can be created therefrom can be incorporated into a box, acontainer or other item. The flat blank of FIG. 16 may be incorporatedinto a box, from which it can be punched out and from which the BristleBrush with Handle, Dustpan and Paddle of the second disclosed embodimentcan then be created according to the method disclosed above under thediscussion of the Second Embodiment, in a similar manner to how theFirst Embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2 were shown incorporated into a box inFIGS. 14 and 15.

Third Exemplary Embodiment

An embodiment is disclosed which allows for the creation of a disposablecombination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan, a paddle and a scraperout of a flat sheet of bendable material. This is depicted in FIG. 19,which shows a detailed view of a pattern of incised lines and score andfold marks on a sheet of bendable material which can be used to createan embodiment, in one form, of a disposable combination bristle brushand paddle, a dustpan, a paddle and a scraper. All proportions shown inFIG. 19 are merely illustrative of one particular embodiment of thedisclosure; it is to be understood that other embodiments of thedisclosure could be created using different proportions withoutdeparting from the device and method being claimed in this application.

FIG. 19 discloses a flat sheet of bendable material comprising aCombination Bristle Brush and Paddle (206), a Dustpan (205), a Paddle(194) and a Scraper (197). The Combination Bristle Brush and Paddlecontains angled incised bristle lines (191).

FIG. 20 is an exploded view of FIG. 19 and illustrates how theembodiment disclosed in FIG. 20 can be disassembled along the disclosedpattern of incised lines in order to create a Combination Bristle Brushand Paddle, 206, a Dustpan (205), a Paddle (194) and a Scraper (197).

Each of these may be disassembled from the flat sheet of bendablematerial by the following method, the first three steps of which can beexecuted in any order. First, the Scraper (197), which may optionallycontain a retail merchandising cutout (193), is removed from theremainder of the bendable sheet of material by bending it back and forthalong the portion of the incised line bounding dustpan (202), thatseparates the Scraper from the remainder of the bendable sheet ofmaterial until the Scraper separates, thereby resulting in the Scraperthat is depicted in FIG. 22.

Second, the Paddle (194), is removed from the remainder of the bendablesheet of material by bending it back and forth along the portion of theincised line bounding dustpan (202), that separates the Paddle from theDustpan (205), until the Paddle separates, thereby resulting in thePaddle that is depicted in FIG. 24.

Third, the Combination Bristle Brush and Paddle (206), is separated fromthe Dustpan (205), by tearing it along both the bristle brush score andfold mark (192), and the incised line bounding dustpan (202), therebyresulting in the Combination Bristle Brush and Paddle depicted in FIG.23 and the Dustpan (205), depicted in FIG. 20.

Fourth, the handles of the dustpan are squeezed together to bring theperiphery of what was formerly the incised line bounding dustpan (202),together in the manner shown in FIG. 21, to fold the dustpan handlebilaterally along the dustpan handle fold line [(203) in FIG. 19]. Doingthis will cause the Dustpan to fold upward along the right back scoreand fold mark (196), and along the left back score and fold mark (199),and cause the Dustpan to buckle down toward the intersect at mid-pan(200), along the dustpan handle fold line (205), and along the pluralityof sidewall score and fold marks (198), thereby forming a Dustpan with aplurality of rear pan inclines (204) and with a pan-to-floor interface(201), resulting in the Dustpan depicted in FIG. 21.

The Dustpan depicted in FIG. 21 is shown from a lower right perspectiveview in FIG. 26, from a left elevational view in FIG. 27 and from abottom plan view in FIG. 28.

Incorporation of the Third Exemplary Embodiment into Boxes, Containersand Other Items

The third disclosed embodiment and the Combination Bristle Brush andPaddle, Dustpan, Paddle and Scraper that can be created therefrom can beincorporated into a box, a container or other item. This is illustratedby both FIGS. 29 and 30 in which the flat blank of FIGS. 19 and 20, hasbeen incorporated into the side of a box (FIG. 29) and into the top of abox (FIG. 30), from either of which a flat blank can be punched out andfrom which the Combination Bristle Brush and Paddle, Dustpan, Paddle andScraper of the third disclosed embodiment can then be created accordingto the method disclosed above under the discussion of the ThirdEmbodiment.

Other Possible Variants of the Disclosed Embodiments

Other possible variants of the disclosed embodiments can be createdwherein the bendable material (from which a bristle brush, a bristlebrush with handle, a combination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan andone paddle or a plurality of paddles can be formed) is made of materialsthat are either or both:

A. Resistant to liquids, such as hydrophobic paper or cardboard that hasself-assembled silicon-oxide nanoparticles with functional silane groupsand fluorocarbonated compounds linked directly to cellulose fibers of atleast one of the surfaces thereof, with a Cobb value of 8 to 25 g/m2 andwater contact angles of 100 to 140 degrees [such as that taught byMarroquin in EP Application 2837736 A1 (which is hereby incorporated byreference)] and similar; or

B. coated with materials that are resistant to liquids, including, butnot limited to, waterproof film laminated to cardboard, polyethylene,waxes, fluor-derivatives, biopolymers, such as polysaccharides,proteins, lipids and polyesters, biopolymer nanoparticles andnanofillers such as nanoclay and nanocellulose.

All such embodiments are claimed by this application.

Other additional embodiments are also possible as to each of theExemplary Embodiments previously described. For instance, while theFirst Exemplary Embodiment leaches a First Scraper, a Second Scraper, aPaddle, a Dustpan and a Bristle Brush, it is possible to construct otherembodiments which create fewer than all of these elements. All suchembodiments are claimed by this application.

Similarly, while the Second Exemplary Embodiment teaches a Bristle Brushwith Handle, a Dustpan and a Paddle, it is possible to construct otherembodiments which create fewer than all of these elements. All suchembodiments are claimed by this application.

Additionally, while the Third Exemplary Embodiment teaches a Scraper, aPaddle, a Dustpan and a Combination Bristle Brush and Paddle, it ispossible to construct other embodiments which create fewer than all ofthese elements. All such embodiments are claimed by this application.

Wherever reference is made in this disclosure to separating any portionof the sheet of bendable material from any other portion of the sheet ofbendable material along any incised line or any score and fold mark, theseparation may be achieved by bending the bendable material back andforth until it breaks along the incised line or the score and fold mark,by tearing the material down the incised line or the score and foldmark, by cutting the bendable material along the incised line or thescore and fold mark with any sort of tool or by any other means ofseparating the bendable material along the incised line or the score andfold mark; all such methods of separation are claimed by thisapplication.

Wherever incised bristle lines are mentioned in this disclosure it isunderstood that the material on either side of the incised bristle linescan be separated along those incised bristle lines to create individualbristles, if desired.

In the event that any of the patent documents that are incorporated byreference herein define or use a term in a manner that is inconsistentwith either the non-incorporated disclosure of the present applicationor with any of the other incorporated patent documents, thenon-incorporated disclosure of the present application shall controlwith respect to the present application, and the term or terms as usedin an incorporated patent document shall only control with respect tothe document in which the term or terms are defined or used.

The various disclosed elements of apparatuses and steps of methodsdisclosed herein are not required as to all apparatuses and methods setforth in the present disclosure, and the present disclosure includes allnovel and non-obvious combinations and sub-combinations of the variouselements and steps disclosed herein. Moreover, one or more of thevarious elements and steps disclosed herein may define independentinventive subject matter that is separate and apart from the whole of adisclosed apparatus or method. Accordingly, such inventive subjectmatter is not required to be associated with the specific apparatusesand methods that are expressly disclosed herein; such inventive subjectmatter may find utility in future apparatuses and/or methods and may beclaimed through amendment of the present claims or presentation of newclaims in this or a related application.

The specific alternatives, embodiments, and methods thereof as disclosedand illustrated herein are not to be considered in a limiting sense, asnumerous variations are possible. The present disclosure includes allnovel and non-obvious combinations and sub-combinations of the variouselements, features, functions, properties, methods, and/or stepsdisclosed herein. The following claims particularly point out certaincombinations and sub-combinations that are directed to one of thedisclosed inventions and are novel and non-obvious. Inventions embodiedin other combinations and sub-combinations of features, functions,elements, properties, methods, and/or steps may be claimed throughamendment of the present claims or presentation of new claims in this ora related application. Such amended or new claims, whether they aredirected to a different invention or directed to the same invention,whether different, broader, narrower, or equal in scope to the originalclaims, are also within the subject matter of the present disclosure.

While the description of several embodiments has been presented andwhile the exemplary embodiments are described in detail, it is not theintention of the applicant to restrict or in any way limit the scope ofthe appended claims to such detail. Applicant intends by thisapplication to cover all possible embodiments that are described by theclaims, even if such embodiments are not specifically shown or describedin the Figures or in the Description of the Embodiments. That is, theclaims in their broader aspects are therefore not limited to any of thespecific details or to any of the representative apparatus andillustrative examples shown and described in the Figures and thespecification. Accordingly, departures may be made from such detailswithout departing from the spirit or scope of applicant's generalconcept as claimed.

We claim: 1) An apparatus for creating disposable clean up utensils and from which a bristle brush, a dustpan, a paddle and two scrapers may be formed by separating them from the apparatus, said apparatus comprising a flat sheet of bendable material comprising a first scraper comprising at least one straight edge and at least one side adjoining any or all of the following a bristle brush a dustpan and a paddle; a bristle brush comprising a plurality of incised bristle lines arranged in approximately a straight line; at least one angled brush score and fold mark; a second scraper comprising at least one straight edge; at least one side adjoining any or all of the following a bristle brush a dustpan; a paddle; a paddle comprising at least one side that contains a straight edge and at least one side adjoining any or all of the following a bristle brush; a dustpan; a paddle; a dustpan comprising a plurality of mid-handle incised lines; at least one dustpan handle fold line; an intersect at the rear of the dustpan; a right back score and fold mark; a left back score and fold mark; a rear spine score and fold mark; an intersect at mid-pan; a plurality of sidewall score and fold marks; a plurality of pan sidewalls; a pan-to-floor interface; an incised line bounding a first scraper portion, that separates the first scraper from the rest of the flat sheet of bendable material; an incised line bounding the dustpan, that separates the dustpan from the rest of the flat sheet of bendable material; and a portion of incised line bounding the dustpan that extends between the bristle brush and the second scraper. 2) A method for creating a bristle brush, a dustpan, a paddle and two scrapers from the apparatus of claim 1, said method comprising the following steps, the first three steps of which can be executed in any order and the last two steps of which can be executed in any order, said steps comprising a first step in which the first scraper is separated from the sheet of bendable material that it is a part of along an incised line bounding a first scraper portion; a second step in which the paddle is separated from the sheet of bendable material which it is a part of along the incised line bounding dustpan; a third step in which the bristle brush and the second scraper are separated from the sheet of bendable material that they are a part of along the incised line bounding the dustpan; a fourth step in which the bristle brush and the second scraper are separated from each other along the portion of the incised line bounding the dustpan that extends between the bristle brush and the second scraper; and a fifth step in which the dustpan is formed by grasping near the mid-handle incised line with a hand and squeezing, thus causing the portion of the dustpan being grasped to bend downward bilaterally along the dustpan handle fold line and causing a portion of the bendable material to bend upward along the right back score and fold mark and along the left back score and fold mark, the bendable material to bend downward bilaterally along the rear spine score and fold mark and downward from the intersect at mid-pan along a plurality of sidewall score and fold marks, thereby forming a three dimensional dustpan from the flat bendable material. 3) An apparatus that can serve as a container and as a blank from which a bristle brush, a dustpan, a paddle and two scrapers can be formed by separating them from the apparatus, said apparatus comprising a box or other similar container comprising at least one substantially planar top, whether made of one piece or comprised of folded flaps when assembled; at least one substantially planar bottom, whether made of one piece or comprised of folded flaps when assembled; at least three substantially planar sides; wherein at least one substantially planar top, one substantially planar bottom or one substantially planar side of the box or other similar container comprises An apparatus for creating disposable clean up utensils and from which a bristle brush, a dustpan, a paddle and two scrapers may be formed by separating them from the apparatus, said apparatus comprising a flat sheet of bendable material comprising  a first scraper comprising   at least one straight edge and   at least one side adjoining any or all of the following    a bristle brush    a dustpan and    a paddle;  a bristle brush comprising   a plurality of incised bristle lines arranged in approximately a straight line;   at least one angled brush score and fold mark;  a second scraper comprising   at least one straight edge;   at least one side adjoining any or all of the following    a bristle brush    a dustpan;    a paddle;  a paddle comprising   at least one side that contains a straight edge and   at least one side adjoining any or all of the following    a bristle brush;    a dustpan;    a paddle;  a dustpan comprising   a plurality of mid-handle incised lines;   at least one dustpan handle fold line;   an intersect at the rear of the dustpan;   a right back score and fold mark;   a left back score and fold mark;   a rear spine score and fold mark;   an intersect at mid-pan;   a plurality of sidewall score and fold marks;   a plurality of pan sidewalls;   a pan-to-floor interface;  an incised line bounding a first scraper portion, that separates the first scraper from the rest of the flat sheet of bendable material;  an incised line bounding the dustpan, that separates the dustpan from the rest of the flat sheet of bendable material; and  a portion of incised line bounding the dustpan that extends between the bristle brush and the second scraper. 4) An apparatus for creating disposable clean up utensils and from which a bristle brush with handle, a dustpan and a paddle may be formed by separating them from the apparatus, said apparatus comprising a flat sheet of bendable material comprising a bristle brush with handle comprising a plurality of incised bristle lines arranged in approximately a straight line out of a portion of one side of a handle; a handle with whose longitudinal length is substantially the length of the flat sheet of bendable material comprising one longitudinal side comprising  a portion of which contains a plurality of incised bristle lines arranged in approximately a straight line;  a portion of which contains no incised bristle lines; an opposing longitudinal side containing no incised bristle lines; two opposing latitudinal sides; a paddle comprising at least one straight edge; at least one side bounding one or more of the following on the flat sheet of bendable material a dustpan and a side comprising the outer border of the flat sheet of bendable material; a dustpan comprising at least one dustpan handle fold line; an intersect at the rear of the dustpan; a plurality of sidewall score and fold marks; and an incised line bounding dustpan. 5) A method for creating a bristle brush with handle, a dustpan and a paddle from the apparatus of claim 4, said method comprising the following step a first step in which the dustpan, the bristle brush with handle and the paddle are all separated from each other along the incised line bounding dustpan. 6) An apparatus that can serve as a container and as a blank from which a bristle brush with handle, a dustpan and a paddle can be formed by separating them from the apparatus, said apparatus comprising a box or other similar container comprising at least one substantially planar top, whether made of one piece or comprised of folded flaps when assembled; at least one substantially planar bottom, whether made of one piece or comprised of folded flaps when assembled; at least three substantially planar sides; wherein at least one substantially planar top, one substantially planar bottom or one substantially planar side of the box or other similar container comprises An apparatus for creating disposable clean up utensils and from which a bristle brush with handle, a dustpan and a paddle may be formed by separating them from the apparatus, said apparatus comprising a flat sheet of bendable material comprising  a bristle brush with handle comprising   a plurality of incised bristle lines arranged in approximately a straight line out of a portion of one side of a handle;   a handle with whose longitudinal length is substantially the length of the flat sheet of bendable material comprising    one longitudinal side comprising     a portion of which contains a plurality of incised bristle lines arranged in approximately a straight line;     a portion of which contains no incised bristle lines;    an opposing longitudinal side containing no incised bristle lines;    two opposing latitudinal sides;  a paddle comprising   at least one straight edge;   at least one side bounding one or more of the following on the flat sheet of bendable material    a dustpan and    a side comprising the outer border of the flat sheet of bendable material;  a dustpan comprising   at least one dustpan handle fold line;   an intersect at the rear of the dustpan;   a plurality of sidewall score and fold marks; and  an incised line bounding dustpan. 7) An apparatus for creating disposable clean up utensils and from which a combination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan, a paddle and a scraper may be formed by separating them from the apparatus, said apparatus comprising a flat sheet of bendable material comprising a combination bristle brush and paddle comprising at least one substantially straight side containing a plurality of angled incised bristle lines; at least one side that contains a straight edge and no angled incised bristle lines; at least one side that abuts a dustpan when both are contained within the flat sheet of bendable material; at least one side that abuts a scraper when both are contained within the flat sheet of bendable material; a scraper comprising two opposing longitudinal sides approximately equal in length to each other and to either the width or length of the flat sheet of bendable material; two opposing latitudinal sides approximately equal n length to each other; a paddle comprising at least one side that contains a straight edge; at least one side bounding one or more of the following on the flat sheet of bendable material a dustpan; an outer border of the flat sheet of bendable material; a dustpan comprising a dustpan handle fold line; an intersect at the rear of the dustpan; a right back score and fold mark; a left back score and fold mark; a dustpan handle fold line; a plurality of rear pan inclines; a plurality of sidewall score and fold marks; a pan-to-floor interface; an incised line bounding dustpan; and a bristle brush score and fold mark. 8) A method for creating a combination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan, a paddle and a scraper from the apparatus of claim 7, said method comprising the following steps, which can be executed in any order, said steps comprising a first step in which the scraper is separated from the sheet of bendable material which it is a part of along the portion of an incised line bounding dustpan that bounds the scraper; a second step in which the paddle is separated from the dustpan along the portion of an incised line bounding dustpan that bounds the paddle; and a third step in which the dustpan is separated from the combination bristle brush and paddle along the bristle brush score and fold mark and along the portion of an incised line bounding dustpan that bounds the combination bristle brush and paddle. 9) An apparatus that can serve as a container and as a blank from which a combination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan, a paddle and a scraper can be formed by separating them from the apparatus, said apparatus comprising a box or other similar container comprising at least one substantially planar top, whether made of one piece or comprised of folded flaps when assembled; at least one substantially planar bottom, whether made of one piece or comprised of folded flaps when assembled; at least three substantially planar sides; wherein at least one substantially planar lop, one substantially planar bottom or one substantially planar side of the box or other similar container comprises An apparatus for creating disposable clean up utensils and from which a combination bristle brush and paddle, a dustpan, a paddle and a scraper may be formed by separating them from the apparatus, said apparatus comprising a flat sheet of bendable material comprising  a combination bristle brush and paddle comprising   at least one substantially straight side containing a plurality of angled incised bristle lines;   at least one side that contains a straight edge and no angled incised bristle lines;   at least one side that abuts a dustpan when both are contained within the flat sheet of bendable material;   at least one side that abuts scraper when both are contained within the flat sheet of bendable material;  a scraper comprising   two opposing longitudinal sides approximately equal in length to each other and to either the width or length of the flat sheet of bendable material;   two opposing latitudinal sides approximately equal in length to each other;  a paddle comprising   at least one side that contains a straight edge;   at least one side bounding one or more of the following on the flat sheet of bendable material a dustpan;    an outer border of the flat sheet of bendable material;  a dustpan comprising   a dustpan handle fold line;   an intersect at the rear of the dustpan;   a right back score and fold mark;   a left back score and fold mark;   a dustpan handle fold line;   a plurality of rear pan inclines;   a plurality of sidewall score and fold marks;   a pan-to-floor interface;  an incised line bounding dustpan; and  a bristle brush score and fold mark. 10) The apparatus of claim 1, in which the second scraper is not separated from the bristle brush. 11) The apparatus of claim 1, in which the first scraper is deleted. 12) The apparatus of claim 10, in which the first scraper is deleted. 13) The apparatus of claim 1, in which the first scraper is deleted and the paddle is deleted. 14) The apparatus of claim 10, in which the first scraper is deleted and the paddle is deleted. 15) The apparatus of claim 1, in which the first scraper is deleted, the second scraper is deleted and the paddle is deleted. 16) The apparatus of claim 1, in which the first scraper is deleted, the second scraper is deleted, the paddle is deleted and the bristle brush is deleted. 17) The apparatus of claim 1, in which the first scraper is deleted, the second scraper is deleted, the paddle is deleted and the dustpan is deleted. 18) The apparatus of either claim 10, claim 11, claim 12, claim 13, claim 14, claim 15, claim 16 or claim 17, in which the apparatus of one of said claims is incorporated into at least one substantially planar top, one substantially planar bottom or one substantially planar side of a box or a similar container, said box or similar container further comprising at least one substantially planar top, whether made of one piece or comprised of folded flaps when assembled; at least one substantially planar bottom, whether made of one piece or comprised of folded flaps when assembled; and at least three substantially planar sides. 19) The apparatus of claim 4 in which the paddle is deleted. 20) The apparatus of claim 4 in which the bristle brush with handle is deleted. 21) The apparatus of claim 4 in which the paddle and the bristle brush are deleted. 22) The apparatus of claim 4 in which the paddle and the dustpan are deleted. 23) The apparatus of either claim 19, claim 20, claim 21 or claim 22 in which the apparatus of one of said claims is incorporated into at least one substantially planar top, one substantially planar bottom or one substantially planar side of a box or a similar container, said box or similar container further comprising at least one substantially planar top, whether made of one piece or comprised of folded flaps when assembled; at least one substantially planar bottom, whether made of one piece or comprised of folded flaps when assembled; and at least three substantially planar sides. 24) The apparatus of claim 7, in which the scraper is deleted. 25) The apparatus of claim 7, in which the scraper is deleted and the paddle is deleted. 26) The apparatus of claim 7, in which the paddle is deleted. 27) The apparatus of claim 7, in which the combination bristle brush and paddle is deleted. 28) The apparatus of claim 7, in which the combination bristle brush and paddle is deleted. 29) The apparatus of claim 7, in which the combination bristle brush and paddle is deleted and the paddle is deleted. 30) The apparatus of claim 7, in which the combination bristle brush and paddle is deleted, the paddle is deleted and the scraper is deleted. 31) The apparatus of claim 7, in which the dustpan is deleted, the paddle is deleted and the scraper is deleted. 32) The apparatus of either claim 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, or 9 through 31, inclusive, in which the material of the flat sheet of bendable material is chosen from the group which includes the following members: any bendable material that can be incised, scored and folded and whose stiffness is approximately equivalent to or greater than that of cardboard, including, but not limited to corrugated fiberboard, paper, nylon, plastic, foil, aluminum or other metals, paperboard, wood veneer, palm fronds, leaves, compostable paperboard and other composite material. 33) The apparatus of either claim 1, 3 or any of claims 10 through 18, inclusive, in which any portion of the flat sheet of bendable material contains at least one retail merchandising cutout. 34) The apparatus of either claim 4, 6 or any of claims 19 through 23, inclusive, in which any portion of the flat sheet of bendable material contains at least one retail merchandising cutout. 35) The apparatus of either claim 7, 9, or any of claims 24 through 31, inclusive, in which any portion of the flat sheet of bendable material contains at least one retail merchandising cutout. 36) The apparatus of either claim 1, 3, 4, 6 through 7 or any of claims 9 through 23, inclusive, in which any portion of the flat sheet of bendable material is formed of materials that are resistant to liquids, such as hydrophobic paper or cardboard that has self-assembled silicon-oxide nanoparticles with functional silane groups and fluorocarbonated compounds linked directly to cellulose fibers of at least one of the surfaces thereof, with a Cobb value of 8 to 25 g/m2 and water contact angles of 100 to 140 degrees. 37) The apparatus of either 1, 3, 4, 6 through 7 or any of claims 9 through 23, inclusive, in which any portion of the flat sheet of bendable material is coated with materials that are resistant to liquids, including, but not limited to, waterproof film laminated to cardboard, polyethylene, waxes, fluor-derivatives, biopolymers, such as polysaccharides, proteins, lipids and polyesters, biopolymer nanoparticles and nanofillers such as nanoclay and nanocellulose. 